Barack Obama has been an opponent of the war and very consistent in his remarks about immediate pull-out of troops until he recently softened his position on troop withdrawal prior to his Middle East trip in July. He recently commented on Bill O'Reilly that “I think that the surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated,” Obama said while refusing to retract his initial opposition to the surge. “I’ve already said it’s succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.” Analysts later criticized his remarks, saying in essence that there was nothing surprising about the success of the surge. It was from the beginning a sound strategic move (No, I don't have quotes...Google it if you want to find that specific response).
To me, it appeared that Obama was trying to 'save face.' His previous position on the war was, in essence, wrong. He was wrong, but he won't admit that he was wrong, he'll barely admit that the surge was a success. The US is in negotiations for a timeline for troop withdrawal from Iraq. Yay! Everybody wins...safer Iraq, troops coming home. Everyone should be happy, right?
Wrong, apparently. Because according to some sources, Obama headed over to the Middle East and had some lovely closed-door chats with high Iraqi officials in which he tried to get them to delay the troop withdrawal until the new US administration was in. I am not making this up, see the below links. IF this is true, which I believe it well could be, it would pretty much be treason. Completely unacceptable to try to undermine the diplomatic relations of the current Commander-in-Chief. But, this is unsurprising to me. Because now that the Democrats have egg on their face regarding the surge, there's only one thing left to do...buy time so that it can happen on Obama's watch (if he's elected) and he can take the credit for it. He talks about how now is a time for action, to put politics aside...and then tries to basically sabotage the welfare of American soldiers and the independence of an entire nation. Nice.
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/15/obama-camp-denies-he-tried-to-delay-withdrawal-agreement-of-troops-from-iraq/
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09152008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/obama_tried_to_stall_gis_iraq_withdrawal_129150.htm
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Reasons not to vote for Obama: Jeremiah Wright
Barack Obama's pastor and spiritual advisor for over 20 years was a man named Jeremiah Wright, head of one of the largest and most diverse black congregations in the country. His church's website states their commitment to God, and then commitment to black families, black communities, etc. Um, if any church anywhere published their commitment to white families and white communities they would be vilified, and rightly so. He is blatantly anti-white and appears to blame all whites for all of the troubles of blacks in contemporary America. Wright continually uses hateful, racist rhetoric, and has stated that black Americans should not sing God Bless America, but God damn America.
In a political race in which Mitt Romney was excoriated for his religion, with Reverend Al Sharpton saying, and I quote "As for the one Mormon running for office, those that really believe in God will defeat him anyway, so don't worry about that," and receiving only minimal criticism for the remark, it would seem that religion does appear to play a significant role in the current election. But should a candidate be judged by what type of person he chooses as his spiritual advisor? By the beliefs he holds? Absolutely. It is relevant. Because what we need (and should demand) in a leader is strength of character and integrity, and a person's values are inextricably linked with their religious beliefs. Mitt Romney's should have been judged by the beliefs of the LDS church and its leaders, at the time President Gordon B. Hinckley, a man who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004, and always preached love, tolerance, forgiveness, faith, diligence, and personal responsibility.
Contrast that with the hateful, intolerant, permissive, victimizing of Reverend Wright. This man should not be considered a spiritual leader by anyone, and in my opinion is definitely NOT a disciple of Christ. He masquerades, with varied success, as a Christian, but does not live the values or teachings of Christ, in my opinion. And while Wright was calling the 9/11 attacks a judgement on the country and stating that the white, US government purposefully inflicted the AIDS virus upon blacks, Obama responded to questions regarding his pastor saying things such as they're just words, they're not important, and comparing Wright to the Jewish uncle that says crazy embarassing things but you have to tolerate.
Um, Obama? No, you don't. You denounce such hatred and fight against it. But Barack Obama took a month of hemming and hawing after the March 13 ABC report that broke the story to go from saying Wright's remarks were "unacceptable and inexcusable" but a few days later that he "couldn't disown him" to saying their relationship had been permanently damaged after Wright said that criticism of his sermons amounts to criticism of black churches in general. I believe the reason that Obama was so mild in his reaction was that he actually agrees with Wright. I mean, wouldn't that be why he attended his church for 20 something years? Would a person attend a church regularly for 20 years if he disagreed with its basic tenets?
"Politico describes Wright in this video as "deeply racially confrontational." Which might be an understatement. He rants and rails against "rich white people who run this country," demonizes white people, calls Jesus a "poor black man" oppressed by "Italians," says that Barack Obama "ain't privileged" -- this, even though Barack and Michelle Obama are Ivy-league grads in the top two percent of Americans in income. And so forth. This Wright is a clown.
True, Hillary ain't never been called a n---er, but she also ain't got a racialist, Farrakhan-loving, crypto-Marxist goof as her closest spiritual advisor. Obama has this reputation of being a conciliator, an irenic figure who can move us past the divisive politics of the past. The rap on him is that beneath that 1000-megawatt smile and his massive charisma is a politician who holds views on the hard left of the mainstream US political spectrum. Fair or not, Rev. Wright's big mouth, and the paramount importance he plays in Obama's spiritual life, serve to validate that criticism." (from beliefnet blog)
http://abcnews.go.com/blotter/story?id=4443788
http://blog.beliefnet.com/crunchycon/2008/03/barack-obamas-jeremiah-wright.html (good description of the issues)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,256078,00.html (transcript of Jeremiah Wright interview)
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/29/1460529-timeline-of-barack-obamas-relationship-with-jeremiah-wright (timeline of Wright and Obama's association, with quotes from Obama on the Wright issue on different dates)
In a political race in which Mitt Romney was excoriated for his religion, with Reverend Al Sharpton saying, and I quote "As for the one Mormon running for office, those that really believe in God will defeat him anyway, so don't worry about that," and receiving only minimal criticism for the remark, it would seem that religion does appear to play a significant role in the current election. But should a candidate be judged by what type of person he chooses as his spiritual advisor? By the beliefs he holds? Absolutely. It is relevant. Because what we need (and should demand) in a leader is strength of character and integrity, and a person's values are inextricably linked with their religious beliefs. Mitt Romney's should have been judged by the beliefs of the LDS church and its leaders, at the time President Gordon B. Hinckley, a man who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004, and always preached love, tolerance, forgiveness, faith, diligence, and personal responsibility.
Contrast that with the hateful, intolerant, permissive, victimizing of Reverend Wright. This man should not be considered a spiritual leader by anyone, and in my opinion is definitely NOT a disciple of Christ. He masquerades, with varied success, as a Christian, but does not live the values or teachings of Christ, in my opinion. And while Wright was calling the 9/11 attacks a judgement on the country and stating that the white, US government purposefully inflicted the AIDS virus upon blacks, Obama responded to questions regarding his pastor saying things such as they're just words, they're not important, and comparing Wright to the Jewish uncle that says crazy embarassing things but you have to tolerate.
Um, Obama? No, you don't. You denounce such hatred and fight against it. But Barack Obama took a month of hemming and hawing after the March 13 ABC report that broke the story to go from saying Wright's remarks were "unacceptable and inexcusable" but a few days later that he "couldn't disown him" to saying their relationship had been permanently damaged after Wright said that criticism of his sermons amounts to criticism of black churches in general. I believe the reason that Obama was so mild in his reaction was that he actually agrees with Wright. I mean, wouldn't that be why he attended his church for 20 something years? Would a person attend a church regularly for 20 years if he disagreed with its basic tenets?
"Politico describes Wright in this video as "deeply racially confrontational." Which might be an understatement. He rants and rails against "rich white people who run this country," demonizes white people, calls Jesus a "poor black man" oppressed by "Italians," says that Barack Obama "ain't privileged" -- this, even though Barack and Michelle Obama are Ivy-league grads in the top two percent of Americans in income. And so forth. This Wright is a clown.
True, Hillary ain't never been called a n---er, but she also ain't got a racialist, Farrakhan-loving, crypto-Marxist goof as her closest spiritual advisor. Obama has this reputation of being a conciliator, an irenic figure who can move us past the divisive politics of the past. The rap on him is that beneath that 1000-megawatt smile and his massive charisma is a politician who holds views on the hard left of the mainstream US political spectrum. Fair or not, Rev. Wright's big mouth, and the paramount importance he plays in Obama's spiritual life, serve to validate that criticism." (from beliefnet blog)
http://abcnews.go.com/blotter/story?id=4443788
http://blog.beliefnet.com/crunchycon/2008/03/barack-obamas-jeremiah-wright.html (good description of the issues)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,256078,00.html (transcript of Jeremiah Wright interview)
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/29/1460529-timeline-of-barack-obamas-relationship-with-jeremiah-wright (timeline of Wright and Obama's association, with quotes from Obama on the Wright issue on different dates)
Reasons not to vote for Obama: William Ayers
Barack Obama was employed for 8 years by a man named William Ayers, who just happens to be a radical terrorist who blew up buildings in the 60s or 70s (I've read a lot of stuff, I don't remember the dates) and got off due to a technicality. Ayers confessed, to the authorities, to doing this. He also, in his 2001 memoir, said he does not regret setting bombs, only wishes they had done more. (This man is now a 'well-respected' professor, by the way...love that liberal education. Let's have him influencing our best and brightest).
Obama has repeatedly played this association down, saying things to the tune of why should I be responsible for bombs placed by this guy when I was 8 years old? (that's a paraphrase, not a direct quote). No, Mr. Obama, you didn't plant bombs when you were 8, but you sure as heck knew who Ayers was, and had your big career launch party at his house, and accepted a paid position on a foundation he chaired, and let him help grease your wheels with the corrupt Chicago political machine.
"It is of vital importance to clarify Barack’s relationship with Ayers. This is not a casual relationship. It is not a recent relationship. And, as reported in an earlier piece on this blog, Ayers has not changed his tune of political radicalism. I don’t challenge his right to believe such things, but Ayers certainly does not reflect the views of most Americans, both Democrats and Republicans. Why is Barack lying about this relationship? That is the question voters deserve to have asked and answered." (from the noquarterusa link)
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74486 http://townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2008/04/24/debunking_obamas_ayers_fact_sheet http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/04/26/why-is-obama-hiding-the-truth-about-william-ayers-follow-the-money/
Obama has repeatedly played this association down, saying things to the tune of why should I be responsible for bombs placed by this guy when I was 8 years old? (that's a paraphrase, not a direct quote). No, Mr. Obama, you didn't plant bombs when you were 8, but you sure as heck knew who Ayers was, and had your big career launch party at his house, and accepted a paid position on a foundation he chaired, and let him help grease your wheels with the corrupt Chicago political machine.
"It is of vital importance to clarify Barack’s relationship with Ayers. This is not a casual relationship. It is not a recent relationship. And, as reported in an earlier piece on this blog, Ayers has not changed his tune of political radicalism. I don’t challenge his right to believe such things, but Ayers certainly does not reflect the views of most Americans, both Democrats and Republicans. Why is Barack lying about this relationship? That is the question voters deserve to have asked and answered." (from the noquarterusa link)
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74486 http://townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2008/04/24/debunking_obamas_ayers_fact_sheet http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/04/26/why-is-obama-hiding-the-truth-about-william-ayers-follow-the-money/
Friday, September 19, 2008
4 LEGITIMATE reasons not to vote for Barack Obama
Firstly, let me say that I wish I felt like there were 2 spectactularly fabulous candidates and that either would be a major boon to our country. I do not. Although I would much rather be voting for a candidate than against a candidate, I do feel that for those who do not want to vote FOR McCain there are legitimate, significant reasons to vote AGAINST Barack Obama (and yes, that means actually casting your vote for McCain). I personally have issues with some of McCain's policies but he aligns much, much closer with my policy views. And then there's this other stuff.
There has been a lot of mud-slinging (*gasp* huge shock) in this election and much of what has been said against Obama is in my mind irrelevant. I wouldn't care if he was a Muslim (but no, he's not, and the slip-up the other day about his Muslim faith was just a meaningless slip of the tongue such as all of us are prone to).
There has been a lot of mud-slinging (*gasp* huge shock) in this election and much of what has been said against Obama is in my mind irrelevant. I wouldn't care if he was a Muslim (but no, he's not, and the slip-up the other day about his Muslim faith was just a meaningless slip of the tongue such as all of us are prone to).
I do care that his mother supposedly renounced her citizenship, and that his father is a radical, and that his wife had a job working at a hospital trying to shift poor patients away to other hospitals (for which she made a 6-figure salary), but none of those are significant enough to make me not vote for him. His mother, father, and wife and not candidates in this election.
There are however, more pertinent and serious issues with HIM, both on policy and also with his personal associations.
Wait...I just said his mom and dad weren't huge issues, but these upcoming people are? Well, yes. He didn't get to choose his mom and dad, but he did choose these other associations. And although no candidate can be responsible for all of the words and deeds of everyone they've ever known, it is perfectly legitimate to question long-time, chosen associations with and defense of hateful, anti-patriotic racists and unapologetic terrorists. That's right, terrorists. Read the next post for details. I've broken this down into separate posts for each issue, because they're rather long.
1. Obama and William Ayres
2. Obama and Jeremiah Wright
3. Obama and the Iraq delay
4. Obama and the Born Alive bill
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